The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-06-13
A PENNSYLVANIA REPRESENTA-
TIVE BEING INTERVIEWED,
Bays "If There Is One Thing More
Than Another Which Will
Argue Against
EXTRA SESSION OF CONGRESS
IT is THE PROSPERITY
Astounding Throughout the COuu-
try"-The Advantages Of En-
ployes at Washington.
Ispro1AL TO TEE

thing more than another which will
argue against an extra session of Con-
erees it is the general prosperity
Astounding throughout the country"
said q ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS this
morning. 81 have Just returned from an
extended trip through the West and
never did see the whole population
80 thrifty. The crops are growing
magnifcently; prizes for crops are
good; buildings are going up every.
where and money is being put into
manufacturing; interest is lowering
and IL ere is lees distress than l have
seen in ecore Of years. What Is
there to call for en- extra session p?
"If there is too much surplus in the
Treasury, 1t doesn't seem to iniure
anybody or anything and there is ,
immediate demand for action in that
direction, and l believe the surplus is
the only thing crying for Congress
sional action. True, the revenues
ought to be reduced aud some of the
idle money in the Treasury put into
circulation, but can anyone say that
the immense prosperity throughout
the country would indicate that sum-
mary action in reference to anything
within the power Of Congress is de
manded in order TO avoid panic? /
do not think 80. Besides, do not BE-
lieve that there will be an extra ses-
sion, ii for no other reason than that
the President does not care to take the
responsibility Of it. There is an extra
cost attaching to an extra session of
something like $50, 900 per day."
THE ADVANTAGE OF RMPL1YRRs AT
WASHINGTON.
While there is no better paymsster
to its employees who are engaged in the
city of Washington than the Govern
ment of the United States, there 10
none so bad In the world as this same
government when its servants are en-
gagged in their labors away from the
shadow of the capitol. This Is eepe-
cially true of officials and employ es
connected with the Department. Of
Justice. While the clerks in the Al
torney Generals Office here will re-.
ceive their salaries for the first half Of
the current month on Wednesday
next, the assistants to District Attor-
neys in cities outside of Washington,
as we'll as marshsls, court officers, wit.
nesses and others needed to aid in
maintaining the dignity of the United
States Courts, have not yet been paid
for work done during the month of
April. Every account sgsinst the
government contracted outside of
Washington seems to have faulty
way OF winding itself up in red tape,
and no matter if the public fervant is
provided for by law he cannot get his
salary until his account has passed
through hundred hands. Those in
terested have been trying for years to
ges come syetem of payments adopted
which would insure more prompt set
Elements, but up to the present time
they have been unable 10 get any sat-
jsfaction.
HOW NEWSPAPER MEN ARE BOTHERED.
No one who has not been connected
with the newspaper Offices in Wash
ington can have sny idea of the sb-
slrd requests which some people will
make of tie correspondents. Hun
dreds of people who are in possession
OF fact of more or less importance
to themselves think that they have
important news which the country is
Just suffering to hear. These people
invariably rush to Newspaper row."
or to the Offices of the press assoeia-
lions and they seem to feel aggrieved
il the correspondents do not at once
seize upon the item and send it broad.
cast through the country. Last week
the Secretary Of the Hayden legation
was sure that he hsd something which
the public of the United States would
pore over and ponder. He fastened
to the office Of the New York Asso.
ciated Press. Mr.. Charles A. Boyn-
ton, who takes care of the western end
of this institution, was in charge Of
the flee that night. The diplcmstist
carried package of papers foot
thick under his arm. 81 have come"
he said, 80 the office OF the Asso-
ciated Press to bring the official re-
port of the Inauguration OF President
Solomon, who has Ist entered upon
a new septennste. Here is his insu-
gural address and thep programme OF the
inaugural ceremonies. 1t is in French.
as | bad no time to translate it, but l
suppose that you, sir, have assistants
who can translate the Frerch tongue 7"
"Ob, yes" replied Mr.. BoyntoD, I'VE
have four or five Ism who do nothing
else. That is their business"
The Secretary was delighted, and
bowling profusely he left the office. In
ten minutes he was back again. He
said that he had discovered on his re-
turn to the legation that the only copy
Of the official programme in the pos
session Of the legation was the one
that he has just left with Mr.. Boyn-
ton. He wanted to borrow it for a
short time in order that copy might
be made to keep in the archives. Mr..
Boynton said that he should be happy
to accommodate the gentleman, but
he was afraid the rules OF the Office
would not permit 1t. The Secretary
was sin hole" and was very anxious
to have the programme. He was
willing to give bonds for its safe re.
turn, and promised not to keep it more
than half an hour. On this assurance
Mr.. Boynton allowed the paper tu
leave the Office. 1t was returned
inside of thirty minutes, and that
evening the pile of manuscript, which
would have filed q page Of q news.
paper, was sent out over the wires in
less than 200 words.
THE DISTRIBUTION OF PUBLIC DocU.
MKNrS.
Just at this season OF the year the
dealers in government publications
are in the habit of replenishing their
stocks 80 as to be prepared to meet the
demands which always follow the
election OF a new Congress. There
are great many features about this
operation which would scarcely bear
close investigation. The distribu.
ten OF public documents is carried on
in the most haphazArd and slipshod
manner imaginable. There is abso-
lutely no system at all about the dis